YELLOW Heat-Health Alert - (Hot weather response) is in effect from 12PM on 11/08/2025 until 6PM on 13/08/2025 across the South East.

YELLOW Heat-Health Alert - (Hot weather response) is in effect from 12PM on 11/08/2025 until 6PM on 13/08/2025 across the South East.

 

Significant impacts are possible across the health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including:

 a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. There may also be impacts on younger age groups

  • a likely increase in demand for health services
  • internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
  • the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
  • indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings

 

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